FEP vs. PCL
Both FEP and PCL are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is FEP and the bottom bar is PCL.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.43 | |
| 1.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 20 | |
| 10 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 60 | |
| -60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 40 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 260 | |
| 60 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.11 | |
| 0.61 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 2.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.6 | |
| 9.4 |